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Mark Kennedy (right) and Rich Sanders (left) represented Eagle Hospital Physicians at the North Carolina Hospital Association annual meeting in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Conference attendees included senior hospital executives and board members from North Carolina hospitals. David Sumner (center), VP of Support Services at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, North Carolina was drawn as the winner of the Eagle iPad giveaway.

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Hospitalist - TeleNeurologist Collaboration Key to Stroke Certification

Eagle Hospital Physicians and South Fulton Medical Center (SFMC), led by Karim Godamunne, MD MBA FHM, have collaborated to develop a nationally recognized telestroke program. In partnership with Eagle and through the use of telemedicine technology and neurology specialists from Georgia TeleNeurology, SFMC has achieved what approximately 90% of hospitals in America have not. That is become a certified primary stroke center and recognition by the American Stroke Association with a silver plus status, the highest honors for a first year stroke program.

As the Hospitalist and Stroke Center Medical Director, Dr. Godamunne has developed a unique integration and collaborative between his hospitalist team and the neurologists. Hospitalist clinical expertise in managing stroke patients was accomplished through training, operational procedures, enhanced protocol development and collaboration with the teleneurologists.

Dr. Godamunne will present the data from this service during the poster session of the Society of Hospital Medicine's 2011 annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.

Eagle Physician Leaders bring a unique perspective to the American Telemedicine Association Meeting

May 1-3, 2011 was the 16th annual international meeting of the American Telemedicine Association. For the last two years Eagle has had a presence, speaking at this meeting and bringing thought leadership to key issues facing the broader implementation and acceptance of telemedicine services in the inpatient setting. During the 2010 conference Mitch Wilson, MD and Gordon Turner, MD were part of a panel discussing how inpatient telemedicine may be brought into the mainstream of care delivery in the inpatient setting. Key points centered around the ability of a telemedicine department or division to not be its own stand alone function within the walls of the hospital but rather a part of each department or service line's strategic goals for service enhancement and care delivery.

Building upon the success of the 2010 presentation, Eagle was represented this year by Mac McCormick, MD and Dana Giarrizzi, DO. Drs. McCormick and Giarrizzi addressed a group of approximately 80 participants from diverse backgrounds in healthcare and telemedicine from across the nation and as far away as Australia. The discussion drew from McCormick and Giarrizzi's experience in traditional care delivery and telemedicine and focused on key elements of physician buy-in and compliance with quality metrics and telemedicine program guidelines. Guided by a recent article in the Journal of Critical Care the panel discussed the importance of Physician, Guideline, System, and Implementation characteristics that lead to physician buy-in and compliance. Joined by other experts and thought leaders in the field, the discussion was well received and marks another step forward in raising awareness of Eagle's leadership in the development and delivery of telemedicine services that address key issues facing inpatient care.

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Eagle Announces New Vice President of Quality

Eagle Hospital Physicians is pleased to announce Scarlett Blue, RN-BC, MSN, BC-NE, as the Vice President Quality & Clinical Development.

Since joining Eagle in July 2009, Scarlett has served as an invaluable resource and team member for the clinical operations unit. Her role has continued to expand as she has gotten to know Eagle, and her effectiveness in clinical development has had a value-added impact organization wide.

Scarlett will continue to work with our Eagle corporate team as well as provide support for our site-based leaders and will work closely with each site to implement clinical projects and quality initiatives.